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Rob Mensching's "when setup isn't just xcopy"

Rob Mensching is the "benevolent dictator" for the Windows Installer XML toolset. He maintains a blog called "when setup isn't just xcopy". Selected blog entries are reprinted here with his permission.

  • 2004/04/05 - Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset has released as Open Source on SourceForge.net.
  • 2004/04/14 - So you want to be a Windows Installer XML developer?
  • 2004/05/11 - Sections, Symbols and References in the Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset.
  • 2004/05/16 - My philsophical musings about building setup for software.
  • 2004/05/20 - VBScript (and Jscript) MSI CustomActions suck.
  • 2004/11/22 - Localization and your MSI file.
  • 2004/11/30 - Creating localized MSI files using WiX toolset and .wxl files.
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      • Rob Mensching - when setup isn't just xcopy
        • 2004/04/05 - Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset has released as Open Source on SourceForge.net.
        • 2004/04/14 - So you want to be a Windows Installer XML developer?
        • 2004/05/11 - Sections, Symbols and References in the Windows Installer XML (WiX) toolset.
        • 2004/05/16 - My philsophical musings about building setup for software.
        • 2004/05/20 - VBScript (and Jscript) MSI CustomActions suck.
        • 2004/11/22 - Localization and your MSI file.
        • 2004/11/30 - Creating localized MSI files using WiX toolset and .wxl files.
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